1 00:00:01,235 --> 00:00:04,069 [josh] on this episode of expedition x... 2 00:00:04,071 --> 00:00:05,804 -Oh, big splash up ahead. -What? 3 00:00:05,806 --> 00:00:10,109 [josh] my team embarks on a journey into the wild peruvian amazon. 4 00:00:10,111 --> 00:00:12,611 Holy [bleep] we got a venomous snake here. 5 00:00:12,613 --> 00:00:16,115 [josh] on the hunt for a legend of monstrous proportions. 6 00:00:16,951 --> 00:00:18,317 Probably 30 meters. 7 00:00:18,319 --> 00:00:19,284 That's 90 feet. 8 00:00:19,286 --> 00:00:21,720 Huge, like this. 9 00:00:21,722 --> 00:00:26,125 [josh] but witnesses say this super-sized beast is not only real, 10 00:00:26,127 --> 00:00:27,993 It's on the attack. 11 00:00:27,995 --> 00:00:31,430 How long would I have before it squeezed me to death? 12 00:00:31,432 --> 00:00:33,098 -30 seconds. -Ah, [bleep] 13 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:37,136 While your heart is still beating, they swallow you slowly. 14 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:38,604 [josh] phil and jess hunt for clues... 15 00:00:39,607 --> 00:00:41,507 [phil] oh [bleep] we got eye shine. 16 00:00:41,509 --> 00:00:43,409 -Swim up, grab you and drag you under. -[phil] yeah. 17 00:00:43,411 --> 00:00:47,746 [josh] deep in the territor of the jungle's deadliest creatures. 18 00:00:47,815 --> 00:00:49,815 [jess] what, he just got bit? Oh, my god. You're bleeding. 19 00:00:49,817 --> 00:00:52,451 [phil] that is the most painful sting in the amazon. 20 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:54,820 That is what I call an ambush predator. 21 00:00:54,822 --> 00:00:56,722 -[jess] holy [bleep] -[snake hissing] 22 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:01,226 [josh reading] 23 00:01:02,863 --> 00:01:05,297 My name is josh gates. 24 00:01:05,299 --> 00:01:09,701 In my travels, I've experienced strange things that defy log 25 00:01:09,703 --> 00:01:12,037 And made me question everything. 26 00:01:12,106 --> 00:01:13,939 Oh, my god. 27 00:01:13,941 --> 00:01:18,644 Now I've put together a tea to investigate the stranger side of the unknown. 28 00:01:19,113 --> 00:01:20,946 Let's go. 29 00:01:21,015 --> 00:01:25,084 [josh] phil torres is a scientist who hunts for rational explanations. 30 00:01:25,086 --> 00:01:26,952 [phil speaking] 31 00:01:28,956 --> 00:01:33,459 [josh] jessica chobot's paranormal research has made her a true believer 32 00:01:33,527 --> 00:01:34,760 If you're here with us, knock again. 33 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:37,963 [josh] together we're searching for answers... 34 00:01:38,031 --> 00:01:39,430 [phil] what is happening here, jess? 35 00:01:39,432 --> 00:01:42,301 [josh] ...To the world's most extraordinary mysteries 36 00:01:43,037 --> 00:01:45,537 This is expedition x. 37 00:01:49,543 --> 00:01:51,810 Jess, phil, for your next investigation 38 00:01:51,812 --> 00:01:54,313 I am sending you to what is without a doubt 39 00:01:54,315 --> 00:01:55,848 The wildest place in the world. 40 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:57,249 We're going to vegas, baby! 41 00:01:57,318 --> 00:01:59,051 -Different kind of wild. -[groans] 42 00:01:59,153 --> 00:02:01,420 Phil, you're familiar with the amazon rainforest? 43 00:02:01,422 --> 00:02:03,122 -Oh, no. -Oh, yes. 44 00:02:03,124 --> 00:02:06,024 Oh, man. I can feel the insect bites now. 45 00:02:06,026 --> 00:02:08,827 I spent the last ten years working on conservation research projects down there. 46 00:02:08,829 --> 00:02:10,929 And you're right. It is wild. 47 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:13,499 Huge areas of it haven't been properly mapped yet. 48 00:02:13,501 --> 00:02:16,635 There's new species being found all the time. Let's go! 49 00:02:16,704 --> 00:02:20,139 What gets me excited to go to the amazon is it's known as the birthplace 50 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,008 To so many amazing legendary creatures. 51 00:02:23,010 --> 00:02:26,311 To that end, locals in the peruvian part of the amazon claim 52 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:29,348 That there is a creature living deep in the rainforest 53 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:31,717 That has not been identified by science. 54 00:02:31,719 --> 00:02:34,319 They say it's huge and it's on a rampage. 55 00:02:39,093 --> 00:02:43,195 The amazon river basin spreads across eight south american countries 56 00:02:43,197 --> 00:02:45,764 And covers over two million square miles. 57 00:02:47,401 --> 00:02:50,435 An area nearly the size of australia. 58 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:53,939 In parts of the amazon, the tree canopy is so think 59 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:58,243 That only 1% of sunlight penetrates to the forest floor. 60 00:02:58,312 --> 00:03:02,514 And below that dark canopy live some of the world's most dangerous animals. 61 00:03:03,951 --> 00:03:07,286 Poisonous frogs, venomous giant centipedes, 62 00:03:07,288 --> 00:03:10,122 Deadly vipers like the fer-de-lance. 63 00:03:10,124 --> 00:03:14,359 And in the river, electric eels that can generate 800 volts, 64 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:17,930 Enough to stun and potentially kill a human 65 00:03:17,932 --> 00:03:21,200 Not to mention schools of deadly piranhas. 66 00:03:21,202 --> 00:03:23,735 And those are just the creatures we know about 67 00:03:23,804 --> 00:03:28,006 The rainforest is always revealing new, unclassified wildlife. 68 00:03:28,709 --> 00:03:30,008 [shouting] 69 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:32,311 [josh] early 1500s. 70 00:03:32,313 --> 00:03:36,715 When the spanish invade peru the indigenous tribes tell terrifying stories 71 00:03:36,717 --> 00:03:39,218 Of a powerful, predatory serpent. 72 00:03:41,622 --> 00:03:45,824 It's said to be 100 feet lon with a large, triangular hea 73 00:03:45,826 --> 00:03:49,261 Fiery dark orange stripes, glowing eyes 74 00:03:49,296 --> 00:03:51,363 And menacing fangs. 75 00:03:51,432 --> 00:03:55,634 The locals call the beast yacumama or water mother. 76 00:03:56,904 --> 00:04:01,506 She stalks the forest, bringing rain, thunder and lightning 77 00:04:01,508 --> 00:04:04,710 And sucking up any creature that comes within 100 paces 78 00:04:06,513 --> 00:04:13,252 1906, famed british explore colonel percy fawcett mount an unprecedented expedition 79 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,454 To map the amazon. 80 00:04:15,555 --> 00:04:18,156 Fawcett documents encounter with strange beasts, 81 00:04:19,159 --> 00:04:20,759 Including huge snakes. 82 00:04:21,829 --> 00:04:24,162 Savage ape men called marico 83 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:27,099 And spiders the size of dinner plates. 84 00:04:27,101 --> 00:04:30,435 And perhaps most notably, a monstrous serpent. 85 00:04:32,306 --> 00:04:35,807 Many of fawcett's contemporaries don't believ his wild claims. 86 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:41,046 But the reports of a giant reptilian river predator persist for nearly a century 87 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:43,915 August, 1997. 88 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:46,518 In the village of nueva tacn 89 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,621 A few miles from the amazoni port of iquitos, 90 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:53,692 Locals report hearing a loud rumbling coming from the jungle 91 00:04:53,694 --> 00:04:56,028 Just before something massive emerges, 92 00:04:56,030 --> 00:05:01,300 Uprooting trees and leaving a trail of destruction on its way to the river. 93 00:05:01,302 --> 00:05:04,703 As it drops into the water, the resulting whirlpool is said 94 00:05:04,705 --> 00:05:07,439 To have taken down several nearby fishing boats 95 00:05:09,143 --> 00:05:13,712 2009, in two separate incidents on the outskirts of iquitos 96 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:16,515 Witnesses report a massive black serpent 97 00:05:16,517 --> 00:05:18,550 With eyes resembling boat lights 98 00:05:18,619 --> 00:05:22,254 Wreaking havoc, destroying homes and vegetation. 99 00:05:22,323 --> 00:05:26,792 Now, those reports of a large monster lurking in and near the rive 100 00:05:26,794 --> 00:05:28,927 Are surfacing again. 101 00:05:28,929 --> 00:05:33,799 Locals say their livestock is being snatched at night and dragged into the water. 102 00:05:33,801 --> 00:05:38,236 A mystery beast is stalking peruvian villages along the amazon. 103 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:41,340 And some are saying yacumama is back. 104 00:05:46,547 --> 00:05:48,513 So what about you? Did you run into any yacumamas 105 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:49,414 When you were down in the amazon? 106 00:05:49,416 --> 00:05:51,116 I did not see any yacumama. 107 00:05:51,118 --> 00:05:52,718 -But you've heard of this story? -Yes. 108 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,854 They really treat this legend with a lot of respect. 109 00:05:55,922 --> 00:05:58,256 But I can't really imagine what could be 110 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,826 Destroying people's homes or sinking boats. 111 00:06:00,828 --> 00:06:04,196 Snatching livestock, sure. There are some absolutely massive reptiles, 112 00:06:04,198 --> 00:06:06,798 Like the black caiman that are known to eat deer. 113 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,401 Yeah, but you said yourself that the amazon is home 114 00:06:09,403 --> 00:06:11,370 To countless undiscovered species. 115 00:06:11,372 --> 00:06:14,139 So why not a gigantic serpent? 116 00:06:14,241 --> 00:06:17,709 Why not? And so, your mission, amazon explorers, is to get down to peru 117 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:19,945 And talk to locals along the river. 118 00:06:20,013 --> 00:06:22,914 See if you can figure out what's terrorizing these people. 119 00:06:22,916 --> 00:06:26,218 Could there be some sort of unidentified massive serpent? 120 00:06:26,220 --> 00:06:28,987 Or phil, can you come up with another explanation 121 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:30,622 For what these witnesses are claiming? 122 00:06:30,624 --> 00:06:32,023 So we're going on a jungle cruise! 123 00:06:32,025 --> 00:06:34,326 Ooh, does that make me the rock? 124 00:06:34,328 --> 00:06:37,229 -No, you're still the nerdy scientist, phil. -Fine. 125 00:06:37,331 --> 00:06:39,264 -Good luck, guys. -Thanks. 126 00:06:41,402 --> 00:06:46,338 [josh] phil and jess fly more than 3,600 miles from new york to lima, peru 127 00:06:46,407 --> 00:06:50,342 From there, it's another 630 miles on a flight to iquitos. 128 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:55,714 A city accessible only by air or water. 129 00:06:56,617 --> 00:06:58,717 This is the gateway to the amazon, 130 00:06:58,719 --> 00:07:02,954 Where deadly creatures both big and small lurk at every turn. 131 00:07:04,358 --> 00:07:06,658 -So, you've been to peru before, yeah? -Yes. 132 00:07:06,727 --> 00:07:09,060 I've worked in peru for years, 133 00:07:09,096 --> 00:07:12,697 But I have never been to the amazon river. 134 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:14,833 I've been to nearly every tributary of it, 135 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:18,603 But the fact that I get to go see the amazon river itself. 136 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:21,440 -I am so stoked. -[jess] that's cool. 137 00:07:21,508 --> 00:07:25,143 [josh] founded in 1864, iquitos became an major por 138 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:28,914 For the rubber boom of the late 19th century. 139 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:32,951 Today, this isolated city is home to almost half a million residents, 140 00:07:33,020 --> 00:07:35,921 And what seems like a similar number of moto taxis. 141 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:39,057 [phil] ooh, look at all this traffic. 142 00:07:41,495 --> 00:07:44,629 [jess] we head to masusa por where we've arranged to mee two local fishermen 143 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:47,732 Who've had encounters with mysterious beasts in the amazon. 144 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:52,504 Roner and alejandro have lived here all their lives. 145 00:07:52,506 --> 00:07:54,539 I asked phil to have them tell us their stories 146 00:07:54,608 --> 00:07:56,608 About what they saw in the river. 147 00:07:56,610 --> 00:07:59,511 [speaking spanish] 148 00:07:59,513 --> 00:08:04,049 [roner] these are more than just stories. These are our true testimonials. 149 00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:06,918 I went fishing up river and saw a bunch of snakes, 150 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,322 But then I saw something els along the water in the distance 151 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:12,757 That was much more massive and aggressive. 152 00:08:12,859 --> 00:08:15,093 It looked like nothing I'd ever seen before. 153 00:08:15,095 --> 00:08:19,197 Dark orange stripes on its face with big, shining eyes. 154 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:22,300 It was huge. The whole ground was moving. 155 00:08:23,937 --> 00:08:26,104 [phil] and when I ask him about how big he thought the creature was 156 00:08:26,106 --> 00:08:28,540 The answer is, well, astounding. 157 00:08:29,910 --> 00:08:34,412 [roner] probably 30 meters and it looked about this thick. 158 00:08:34,414 --> 00:08:38,950 He says it was that round and he thinks it was about 30 meters. 159 00:08:38,952 --> 00:08:42,053 So that's... That's 60... No, that's 90 feet. 160 00:08:44,324 --> 00:08:46,858 Alejandro backs up roner's size estimation, 161 00:08:46,927 --> 00:08:50,662 Because he too claims he had an encounter with a similar looking beas 162 00:08:50,764 --> 00:08:53,031 While out fishing on the river. 163 00:08:53,033 --> 00:08:55,800 [alejandro] my father had a gun and was going to shoot it. 164 00:08:55,802 --> 00:08:57,802 But I told him that would be a waste of a bullet 165 00:08:57,804 --> 00:08:59,337 Because the thing was just so big. 166 00:09:00,807 --> 00:09:03,675 [phil] I asked him if it's possible they saw a large snake. 167 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:07,946 Green anacondas around here can typically grow to about 18 or 20 feet. 168 00:09:08,015 --> 00:09:11,316 [roner] we're fishermen. We've seen every type of snake in the amazon. 169 00:09:11,318 --> 00:09:12,951 This was something different. 170 00:09:12,953 --> 00:09:14,119 This was yacumama. 171 00:09:14,121 --> 00:09:16,688 [both] yacumama. 172 00:09:16,690 --> 00:09:20,091 [roner] we've heard that she has also been seen by indigenous villagers 173 00:09:20,093 --> 00:09:22,427 In the swamp areas farther south. 174 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:25,230 But we both saw her just off the main river 175 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:28,900 In a section between 30 to 50 kilometers from the city. 176 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:30,135 Alright, let's start there. 177 00:09:30,203 --> 00:09:32,037 -[phil] gracias. -[jess] bye. 178 00:09:39,313 --> 00:09:40,712 -[phil] is the boat down there? -[jess] yep. 179 00:09:40,714 --> 00:09:42,614 [phil] hola. 180 00:09:42,616 --> 00:09:43,949 [jess] we quickly load up our gear 181 00:09:44,050 --> 00:09:46,518 And plot our course roughly 20 miles upriver. 182 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,119 [phil] listos. 183 00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:49,921 [jess] to a tributary off the amazon 184 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:51,423 Where our witnesses had their encounters 185 00:09:51,425 --> 00:09:54,225 With what they believe was yacumama. 186 00:09:54,227 --> 00:09:56,294 We got some hours on this river, jess. You ready? 187 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:58,630 -I'm ready. -Alright. Let's do it. 188 00:10:06,506 --> 00:10:10,609 [phil] the amazon rainfores is the most biodiverse place on the planet. 189 00:10:10,611 --> 00:10:13,712 You'll find 10% of all known species here. 190 00:10:13,714 --> 00:10:17,515 Not to mention the countles species yet to be catalogued 191 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:19,951 Out here, you have to watch every step 192 00:10:20,053 --> 00:10:22,821 Because a lot of those anima are downright deadly 193 00:10:22,823 --> 00:10:26,391 With their ability to strike inject venom, constrict, 194 00:10:26,393 --> 00:10:28,426 Electrify and carry lethal diseases. 195 00:10:30,197 --> 00:10:33,098 The amazon river is home to 3,000 species of fish 196 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:36,134 And nearly 400 species of reptiles. 197 00:10:36,236 --> 00:10:39,404 And if you believe jess, one unidentified queen of the jungle. 198 00:10:41,208 --> 00:10:44,609 [jess] yacumama isn't the on legendary beast in this rive 199 00:10:44,611 --> 00:10:46,911 Tales vary and some of them are dark, 200 00:10:46,913 --> 00:10:51,516 But the boto is said to be a dolphin that shapeshifts into a seductive man. 201 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:54,619 Like many legends, there is some truth behind the tale. 202 00:10:54,621 --> 00:10:57,522 The amazon's murky waters are home to a rare, 203 00:10:57,524 --> 00:11:01,059 Sometimes aggressive species of pink river dolphi 204 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:04,329 So while we're here, I'm keeping my eyes peeled 205 00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:06,564 For any shapeshifting shenanigans. 206 00:11:09,603 --> 00:11:10,602 -[water splashes] -ooh. 207 00:11:10,604 --> 00:11:13,204 -Big splash up ahead. -What? Ooh. 208 00:11:17,944 --> 00:11:21,046 [phil] after hours in the boat, we approach the remote tributary 209 00:11:21,048 --> 00:11:23,415 Where the fishermen had their disturbing sightings. 210 00:11:24,518 --> 00:11:26,418 And we're already seeing encouraging signs 211 00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:28,820 That something big could be lurking in these waters. 212 00:11:29,823 --> 00:11:31,355 Just right here. Tracks, tracks. 213 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:33,425 -All over that bank actually. Look at that. -Yeah, there's a lot. 214 00:11:33,427 --> 00:11:35,092 [phil] it's capybara? 215 00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:38,063 I believe our witnesses did run into something enormous out here. 216 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:40,832 Something they insist was not a snake. 217 00:11:40,934 --> 00:11:45,203 But there are plenty of othe real world beasts to fear in this jungle. 218 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:48,239 Black caimans are the apex predators of these parts. 219 00:11:48,308 --> 00:11:49,974 The largest of the alligator family, 220 00:11:49,976 --> 00:11:54,746 These stealthy, ruthless, nocturnal carnivores can grow to 15 feet. 221 00:11:54,848 --> 00:11:57,315 With their powerful jaws, they'll attack anything 222 00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:59,350 That wanders into their territory. 223 00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:02,420 And yeah, that includes humans. 224 00:12:02,422 --> 00:12:05,223 Mammal tracks on the river bank tell me there's plenty of food here 225 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:08,126 To support a whole populatio of very big caimans. 226 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:11,129 Can we pull over right here? 227 00:12:12,432 --> 00:12:14,933 I'm thinking this could be a good spot to set up a camera trap. 228 00:12:15,001 --> 00:12:16,267 [jess] oh, that's a good idea. 229 00:12:21,808 --> 00:12:23,908 [phil] with miles of river and jungle to cover, 230 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:27,645 We need to be strategic in the placement of our 25 cameras. 231 00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:29,714 But we're also chasing daylight, 232 00:12:29,716 --> 00:12:31,950 So we got to get some extra eyes up in a hurr 233 00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:35,220 This is a nice little natural archway. 234 00:12:35,222 --> 00:12:37,455 With really, really sharp spines, 235 00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:39,057 So I'm not gonna put it on this tree. 236 00:12:39,726 --> 00:12:40,859 I'll put it right here. 237 00:12:44,164 --> 00:12:45,330 Holy [bleep] 238 00:12:53,039 --> 00:12:54,638 Holy [bleep] 239 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,442 This is no joke one of the biggest vipers I've ever seen in the amazon. 240 00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:59,511 It's right in the crook of this tree. A big one. 241 00:12:59,513 --> 00:13:01,546 We've got a venomous snake here. 242 00:13:01,615 --> 00:13:04,682 -Alright, use the light. Use the light, jess. -Let me see. Let me see. 243 00:13:04,684 --> 00:13:07,152 -Here, let me get over here by you. -[bleep] 244 00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:09,821 -[phil] oh my god. -[jess] oh, yeah. 245 00:13:09,823 --> 00:13:11,156 Look at that beauty. 246 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:14,159 -Do you know what kind that is? -[bleep] 247 00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:17,762 Not sure from here. It could be a fer-de-lance. Looks like bothrops. 248 00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:21,032 -There's a few species of them around, but wow. -[snake hisses] 249 00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:24,102 -That is what I call an ambush predator. -Good thing you looked. 250 00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:27,038 Just sits and waits in a little crook of a tree like that. 251 00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:32,243 The fer-de-lance is the mos dangerous snake in south america. 252 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:35,914 Upon attack, this pit viper releases a necrotizing veno 253 00:13:35,916 --> 00:13:37,749 That's painful and often deadly. 254 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:41,085 This is like, 20 steps into the amazon rainforest 255 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:43,755 And we just found that. 256 00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:45,924 -Something to murder us. -Is that a good omen or a bad omen? 257 00:13:45,926 --> 00:13:48,059 -Uh, yes. -I think it's a good omen. 258 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:50,962 -Sh... Yes. -Just don't get bit. 259 00:13:50,964 --> 00:13:52,363 Oh, and that's a bull ant. 260 00:13:52,365 --> 00:13:55,200 -See that big ant right there? Crawling up the side? -No. Yes. 261 00:13:55,202 --> 00:13:58,203 -So that is the most painful sting in the amazon. -Great. 262 00:13:58,205 --> 00:14:00,405 [phil] essentially lesson learned. 263 00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:04,342 No one ever lean on trees or step at the roots of them. 264 00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:07,812 Alright, can you please just pick a tree to put that game cam on 265 00:14:07,814 --> 00:14:10,081 -So we can get out of here? -Yeah. 266 00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:11,616 Yeah, why do you want to leave here, jess? 267 00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:13,551 Oh gee. I don't know. 'cause everything's trying to kill me? 268 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:16,454 -It's the most magical place on the planet. -Mmm-hmm. 269 00:14:16,556 --> 00:14:19,824 [jess] suddenly the 90-foot beast I'm after isn't as intimidating 270 00:14:19,826 --> 00:14:22,493 As all the other things crawling around me. 271 00:14:22,495 --> 00:14:24,229 But I have to stay focused. 272 00:14:24,231 --> 00:14:25,864 To prove yacumama is out her 273 00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:27,532 I first need photographic proof. 274 00:14:28,635 --> 00:14:30,101 -Ooh, do you know what we should do? -Hmm? 275 00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:32,303 Point the camera at the snake... 276 00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:34,806 -Yeah. -...So we can not only catch anything passing through here, 277 00:14:34,808 --> 00:14:36,641 But we can catch if it eats anything. 278 00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:39,143 -Okay, that is actually pretty cool. Alright. -Right? 279 00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:41,713 [jess] so we're setting up a series of 25 cameras 280 00:14:41,715 --> 00:14:45,817 Along what locals say has be her most recent path. 281 00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:49,220 Our witnesses gave us a roughly 12 and a half mile range to cover 282 00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:50,889 Between their sightings. 283 00:14:50,891 --> 00:14:54,325 The plan is to position our cameras on alternating sides of the river 284 00:14:54,327 --> 00:14:56,828 And retrieve them at the en of our investigation. 285 00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:58,029 There's my foot. 286 00:14:59,132 --> 00:15:01,699 I'm hoping yacumama is still in the area. 287 00:15:01,701 --> 00:15:03,201 And if you believe the legen 288 00:15:03,203 --> 00:15:04,802 She's about to make an appearance. 289 00:15:04,804 --> 00:15:06,638 [thunder rumbling] 290 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:08,373 -Did you hear that thunder? -Yeah. 291 00:15:09,943 --> 00:15:14,112 [jess] legends say that yacumama is more than just a jungle beast. 292 00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:16,214 She is a protective spirit of the amazon 293 00:15:16,216 --> 00:15:18,917 With the power to control the weather and other animal 294 00:15:20,186 --> 00:15:21,119 Alright, alright. 295 00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:22,453 Set, sleep. 296 00:15:24,925 --> 00:15:26,724 [distant birds squawking] 297 00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:28,426 [whispers] what the [bleep] 298 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:33,097 [phil] it does sound like some very upset parrots. 299 00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:36,634 [jess] I wonder if the parro going crazy is some kind of warning call. 300 00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:41,339 Between that and the thunde that stories say precedes a yacumama appearance, 301 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:43,608 I'm feeling like she can't be far away. 302 00:15:56,189 --> 00:15:57,622 [phil] based on our witness testimony, 303 00:15:57,624 --> 00:16:00,291 We're looking for something roughly 90 feet long, 304 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,927 Which for a reptile is simpl off the charts. 305 00:16:04,397 --> 00:16:06,965 The largest snake around her is the green anaconda 306 00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:12,203 And the biggest one of thos on record was 28 feet long and 44 inches around. 307 00:16:12,205 --> 00:16:14,839 Some anacondas have yellowish-orange facial markings, 308 00:16:14,941 --> 00:16:17,809 But I've never heard of one with the dark, fiery marking 309 00:16:17,811 --> 00:16:19,544 Said to be on yacumama. 310 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,513 So maybe there is a subspeci of anaconda down here 311 00:16:22,515 --> 00:16:24,115 Yet to be identified by science. 312 00:16:31,224 --> 00:16:32,857 Jess, we got a tributary right here. 313 00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:34,759 -[jess] perfect. -[phil] alright, going in. 314 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:40,365 So jess, this is where we have a really good chance 315 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:43,334 Of seeing something like a jaguar or a tapir. 316 00:16:43,403 --> 00:16:46,204 A lot of those really rare, big mammals because... 317 00:16:46,206 --> 00:16:47,138 -[jess] there. -Oh! 318 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:52,010 Can we see if we can hit this right side? 319 00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:54,112 [speaking spanish] 320 00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:55,213 [dramatic music playing] 321 00:16:58,818 --> 00:17:00,651 -[jess] wait, wait, wait. -[phil] woah, what? 322 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,320 [jess] something's moving over there. 323 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:04,022 [dramatic music swelling] 324 00:17:09,162 --> 00:17:10,828 Damn, what's here? Light it up. 325 00:17:11,264 --> 00:17:13,064 You see it? 326 00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:16,534 -Tracks? We got tracks? -[phil] we got big tracks. 327 00:17:16,636 --> 00:17:19,303 I'm not sure what jess saw, but there are definite sign 328 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,239 Of lots of mammal traffic through here. 329 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:23,508 -[jess] oh, that totally looks like capybara? -[phil] yeah. 330 00:17:24,811 --> 00:17:27,045 These are some big ones. These could be 50, 60 pounds. 331 00:17:29,416 --> 00:17:32,417 Capybaras are the world's largest rodents. 332 00:17:32,419 --> 00:17:35,053 They're semi-aquatic mammal living in high numbers 333 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,054 In the forests near the amazon, 334 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:41,626 Putting them at the top of the menu for hungry caima and other big reptiles. 335 00:17:41,628 --> 00:17:45,530 And where there's prey, predators usually aren't far behind. 336 00:17:45,532 --> 00:17:48,599 Let's, uh, try to find a spot over here just in case we get 337 00:17:48,601 --> 00:17:50,935 -Any animals passing through here. -[jess sighs] okay. 338 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:53,304 Phil and I continue positioning our cameras along the river, 339 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:57,809 Keeping our eyes and ears op for anything that might be lurking in the dark. 340 00:17:57,811 --> 00:18:00,211 [phil] I want to find a good solid log and maybe a little trail going in. 341 00:18:06,753 --> 00:18:08,653 Careful, jess. Don't stray too far. 342 00:18:12,826 --> 00:18:16,194 [exhales] alright, right here. I think this is the one. 343 00:18:16,196 --> 00:18:18,262 -That one? -Jess, how does this look from where you are? 344 00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:19,964 -Looks fine for me. -Okay. 345 00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:23,534 Right now I'm setting up a camera pointed basically all along the shore here. 346 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:26,504 So if anything comes from the forest to there 347 00:18:26,506 --> 00:18:28,906 Or walks along the stream, 348 00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:30,808 Hopefully we'll have an image of it. 349 00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:32,510 Get a sense of what's living around here. 350 00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:36,814 Just insanely dense rainforest in here. 351 00:18:38,218 --> 00:18:38,916 [exhales] 352 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:40,451 Oh, we got a snake. 353 00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:42,153 Look at this thing. 354 00:18:42,956 --> 00:18:43,687 Wow. 355 00:18:44,524 --> 00:18:47,959 So it may be a coral snake, 356 00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:49,827 But by the fact that it's climbing in the tree 357 00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:52,697 And most coral snakes you generally find on the ground, 358 00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:53,998 I don't think it is. 359 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,168 I think that warning coloration is false coloration. 360 00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:59,804 If it were a coral snake and you get bit, you die pretty quick. 361 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:04,308 This one I'm fairly certain it is non-venomous. 362 00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:05,343 Oh, wow. Look at that. 363 00:19:06,913 --> 00:19:08,946 Ow. Hey there, little guy. 364 00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:10,214 He's nice. Oh! 365 00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:13,417 -[jess] oh. -Oh, he's moving. 366 00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:14,819 -Where'd he go? Inside there? -[jess] I have no idea. 367 00:19:19,626 --> 00:19:21,993 You would think you'd be able to find 368 00:19:21,995 --> 00:19:24,795 A super bright, candy cane colored snake out here, 369 00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:27,031 But nope. Just disappeared. 370 00:19:30,203 --> 00:19:33,838 So since every witness has seen it both on land and in water, 371 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:36,240 I like that idea of putting one facing the water 372 00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:37,708 And some fish in the water. 373 00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:40,211 Let's maybe try to get this side of the river. 374 00:19:41,214 --> 00:19:43,214 -Alright, how solid is this? -That's good. 375 00:19:43,216 --> 00:19:45,116 Pretty solid. 376 00:19:45,118 --> 00:19:48,719 [jess] alejandro and roner said they were fishing when they saw yacumama. 377 00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:51,856 So we're gonna try to chum this monster out of hiding. 378 00:19:51,958 --> 00:19:56,627 I'm hoping she won't be abl to resist the funky... I mean, tasty smell 379 00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:59,130 Of these dead fish I bought back in iquitos. 380 00:19:59,132 --> 00:20:00,965 A perfect nighttime snack. 381 00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,902 Alright. Ugh, that stinks. 382 00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:12,610 Honestly, we're just trying to get a sense of what this habitat is like. 383 00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:14,412 What species live around here. 384 00:20:14,414 --> 00:20:17,014 And obviously if something big, 385 00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:20,618 Really big comes through to take that fish. 386 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,454 [jess] with the camera trap all set, we'll stay at the river's edge 387 00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:26,791 And break out the thermal ca to help us see in the dark. 388 00:20:26,793 --> 00:20:29,961 Even a coldblooded animal will retain heat from the da 389 00:20:29,963 --> 00:20:32,163 And register on this sensiti piece of equipment. 390 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:35,499 [phil] it looks like we're in business. 391 00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:38,536 -Ooh, look at those bats. This place is covered in bats. -[jess] yeah. 392 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,170 [phil] that's wild. 393 00:20:40,172 --> 00:20:43,040 -[bats squeaking] -[jess] that's one word for it. Wildlife everywhere. 394 00:20:50,049 --> 00:20:51,849 No, wait, wait, wait. 395 00:20:51,918 --> 00:20:54,218 -Oh yeah. There's movement under the water. Look. -[phil] where? 396 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:56,187 -Yeah, right there. I see it. -[jess] right over there. 397 00:20:56,189 --> 00:20:57,855 See it pops up every once in a while? 398 00:20:57,924 --> 00:20:59,690 [phil] that's not one of the bats just rippling the water? 399 00:20:59,692 --> 00:21:01,058 [jess] no, no. It's coming up from the bottom. 400 00:21:06,633 --> 00:21:08,599 [phil] that's not one of the bats just rippling the water? 401 00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:10,234 [jess] no, no. It's coming up from the bottom. 402 00:21:10,336 --> 00:21:12,136 -[both exclaim] -[jess] what's that? 403 00:21:12,205 --> 00:21:13,704 -[phil] that's a caiman. -[jess] no way. 404 00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:16,007 -[phil] a little baby. Look at him. Wow. -[jess] oh, you're right. 405 00:21:16,009 --> 00:21:17,808 -[phil] you know what I'm gonna try to do? -[jess] what? 406 00:21:17,810 --> 00:21:21,646 -Should I call in, see if its mom responds? -Okay. 407 00:21:21,714 --> 00:21:23,014 [imitating caiman chirps] 408 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,621 [phil] animal calls aren't exactly my specialty 409 00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,324 But I have been successful with this one in the past. 410 00:21:34,460 --> 00:21:36,460 Seeing this little guy also makes me wonder 411 00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:40,698 If what the witnesses saw he could have been a group of caiman swimming together 412 00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:44,535 That, in the water, look lik one monster creature. 413 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,604 [continues chirping] 414 00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:48,806 [whispers] I don't think he's convinced. 415 00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:53,210 You would definitely expect momma to be close. 416 00:21:53,212 --> 00:21:55,646 [jess] I wonder if momma's over by our fish. 417 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:57,715 [phil] ooh, that's a good question. 418 00:21:57,717 --> 00:21:59,317 [jess] oh, yeah. Here. Okay, we got one. 419 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,320 I don't see the ones in the water anymore. 420 00:22:04,524 --> 00:22:06,724 [phil] and hopefully, the scent of that fish washed downstream. 421 00:22:06,726 --> 00:22:09,627 -[jess] uh-huh. -[phil] so that if anything comes upstream, 422 00:22:09,629 --> 00:22:11,329 -We'll get it on camera. -Perfect. 423 00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:15,433 Having these cameras set up is probably the best thing we can do right now 424 00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:17,702 Because they are gonna be here all night 425 00:22:17,704 --> 00:22:20,104 Recording anything that comes through here. 426 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:21,605 A lot of things out here are nocturnal. 427 00:22:23,042 --> 00:22:26,043 [jess] yacumama has been see both day and night. 428 00:22:26,045 --> 00:22:28,879 Our bases should be covered because our camera traps we've set up 429 00:22:28,881 --> 00:22:31,048 Can spot motion up to 20 feet away 430 00:22:31,117 --> 00:22:33,050 In daylight and total darkness. 431 00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:44,595 [jess] with our cameras set to catch yacumama 432 00:22:44,597 --> 00:22:46,564 Where she was reported by the fishermen, 433 00:22:46,665 --> 00:22:48,733 The next morning phil wants to keep heading south 434 00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:52,103 Where the fishermen said there were other yacumama sightings. 435 00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:56,107 And where the wildlife populations are even more concentrated. 436 00:22:56,109 --> 00:22:59,310 But that would take us into restricted indigenous territory. 437 00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:05,583 We got a text on our set phone from josh asking us to call him. 438 00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:08,119 So we're going to see if he can help us get access 439 00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:16,427 The set phone works by beami radio signals to and from satellites orbiting earth. 440 00:23:16,429 --> 00:23:17,962 No cell service required. 441 00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:20,364 Josh, you there? 442 00:23:20,466 --> 00:23:22,099 Hey, guys. How's peru treating you? 443 00:23:22,101 --> 00:23:24,101 It is so nice to be back. 444 00:23:24,103 --> 00:23:27,705 We've seen so many things that can kill you or seriously maim you. 445 00:23:27,707 --> 00:23:29,407 -It's amazing. -Yeah, I'm having a great time. 446 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:32,109 -[laughs] -I'm sure you are, jess. 447 00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:34,178 So, is percy fawcett full of it 448 00:23:34,180 --> 00:23:36,347 Or did you find a giant serpent in the amazon? 449 00:23:36,449 --> 00:23:37,915 [phil] I think we're getting close. 450 00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:39,817 We are definitely in the right habitat. 451 00:23:39,819 --> 00:23:41,752 Yeah. Things are looking good. 452 00:23:41,821 --> 00:23:44,121 [phil] but I know the deepe we go in the jungle, 453 00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:47,124 The more likely we are to find wildlife that's more elusive. 454 00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:49,760 We just need some help from you getting access to those areas 455 00:23:49,829 --> 00:23:52,329 Because they are off limits to outsiders. 456 00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:56,033 [jess] I mean, to me that means a better chance to find something unknown. 457 00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:58,903 [josh] okay, well I may hav some good news for you in terms of access. 458 00:23:58,905 --> 00:24:00,604 I've been doing some research on my end 459 00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:04,442 And I got linked up with a local guide down there named juan carlos. 460 00:24:04,911 --> 00:24:06,210 He goes by jc. 461 00:24:06,212 --> 00:24:09,213 This guy's a former peruvia army commando, 462 00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:11,182 So you know this dude is legit. 463 00:24:11,184 --> 00:24:14,051 And he is super well connected down there. 464 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:17,922 Not only that, he says that the yacumama is 100% real 465 00:24:17,924 --> 00:24:20,124 Because he claims to have seen it for himself. 466 00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:23,060 And he says he knows where you can find it. 467 00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:24,528 Perfect! 468 00:24:24,530 --> 00:24:26,564 Okay, I'll arrange a meeting and I'll send you the coordinates. 469 00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:27,864 [phil] sweet! 470 00:24:27,866 --> 00:24:28,866 -Can't wait to meet him. -[josh] all right, be safe. 471 00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:29,934 -[phil] all right, josh. -[jessica] bye, josh. 472 00:24:30,002 --> 00:24:31,869 -[josh] bye. -[phil] thanks. 473 00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:39,810 [phil] with our cameras in place and recording, we cover more ground up-rive 474 00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:44,348 After about two hours, we reach the remote outpost of nauta. 475 00:24:44,416 --> 00:24:48,018 We're meeting josh's contac juan carlos palomino. 476 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:52,022 Jc has spent nearly two decades leading explorer and researchers 477 00:24:52,024 --> 00:24:54,525 Into the amazon to track all manner of wildlife. 478 00:24:55,061 --> 00:24:56,126 My kind of guy. 479 00:24:57,930 --> 00:24:59,730 Welcome to the middle of nowhere! 480 00:24:59,732 --> 00:25:01,031 -[phil] welcome aboard. -[jc] yeah, okay, okay, okay! 481 00:25:01,033 --> 00:25:02,599 -[jessica] got it? -[jc] yeah. 482 00:25:02,602 --> 00:25:05,302 [jessica] jc says he was guiding a group through the jungle 483 00:25:05,304 --> 00:25:08,205 When he had a terrifying encounter with yacumama. 484 00:25:08,207 --> 00:25:10,407 Right near an oxbow lake. 485 00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:14,311 Named for its shape, an oxbow lake is when a bend in the river 486 00:25:14,313 --> 00:25:16,747 Is cut off from the main channel. 487 00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:20,184 It creates a calm water habitat that attracts more wildlife, 488 00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:25,022 Which I'm hoping includes an unidentified, super-sized serpent. 489 00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:28,425 The lake is in an area calle renecal, about 80 miles away 490 00:25:29,762 --> 00:25:32,463 That's pretty far from the fishermen's recent sightings, 491 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:37,201 So it makes me wonder if there might be more than one yacumama. 492 00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:40,804 My question is, what are people actually seeing? 493 00:26:05,631 --> 00:26:06,830 Not, like, inhabited. 494 00:26:06,898 --> 00:26:08,499 Typically, if you see a big head in the water here, 495 00:26:08,501 --> 00:26:10,200 You're gonna think, that's a black caiman. 496 00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:11,802 Or... Or a big turtle. 497 00:26:11,804 --> 00:26:13,537 -[phil] okay. -Especially if you are far away. 498 00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:16,106 -[phil] mmm-hmm. -[jc] but, it was close enough, like, to see... 499 00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:24,982 Maybe... 500 00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:26,917 ...There could be some kind of subspecies out here that hasn't been documented. 501 00:26:35,928 --> 00:26:36,926 Okay. 502 00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:37,994 [jessica] on our way to renecal, 503 00:26:37,996 --> 00:26:39,630 We stop at a small village along the river 504 00:26:39,632 --> 00:26:44,702 To pick up jc's snake-huntin buddy edwin, aka monkey. 505 00:26:44,704 --> 00:26:48,305 Given the size of the yacumama, the more bodies, the better 506 00:26:54,246 --> 00:27:00,050 Out of curiosity, if yacumama came after me and managed to get me, 507 00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:03,821 How long would I have before it squeezed me to death? 508 00:27:03,823 --> 00:27:06,624 It will squeeze you in less than 30 seconds. 509 00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:08,425 -Ah, [bleep]. -Once it bites... 510 00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:10,961 -Wraps you up... -That's it. 511 00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:12,429 [phil] and you pass out. 512 00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:19,737 -Whoo! That's a bummer. -[jc] so, they... 513 00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:24,108 So your only option would be to break the eyes. 514 00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:26,110 -Break the eyes? -[jc] break the eyes. 515 00:27:26,112 --> 00:27:27,745 -[jessica] yeah. -That's the only way to survive. 516 00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:35,586 [jc] it's over there. 517 00:27:35,588 --> 00:27:37,154 -That's where we're stopping. -[jessica] perfect. 518 00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:39,857 [phil] okay. Okay, jess. Time to lose sunlight? 519 00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:41,625 -[jessica] mmm-hmm. -[phil] and then... 520 00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:44,061 -[jessica] are you ready? -[phil] so ready. 521 00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:47,598 [phil] we arrive at the renecal shore just before sundown. 522 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,601 And as we prepare for the hour-long hike to the inland lake 523 00:27:50,603 --> 00:27:52,636 Where jc says he saw yacumam 524 00:27:52,738 --> 00:27:55,839 He warns the team about everything else to watch out for, 525 00:27:55,941 --> 00:27:58,542 Which pretty much spans every color of the rainbow. 526 00:27:59,612 --> 00:28:00,544 [jc] if you see... 527 00:28:01,247 --> 00:28:03,714 ...Yellow, bright eyes on the trees, 528 00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:04,815 Boa constrictors. 529 00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:07,751 If you see blue eyes, tarantulas. 530 00:28:08,821 --> 00:28:11,855 If you see bright, orange eyes... 531 00:28:12,625 --> 00:28:13,556 ...Anacondas. 532 00:28:14,627 --> 00:28:15,559 -[jc] okay. -[phil] let's find it. 533 00:28:15,661 --> 00:28:16,560 [jc] all right. Vamonos. 534 00:28:22,435 --> 00:28:24,802 [phil] check it out. This is the lake. 535 00:28:24,804 --> 00:28:27,404 [jessica] doesn't even look like a lake. It looks like a field. 536 00:28:27,406 --> 00:28:28,639 [jc] watch out. It's really muddy, yeah? 537 00:28:28,741 --> 00:28:29,807 -[jessica] yeah. -[phil] whoa. 538 00:28:30,643 --> 00:28:32,609 Look at that. So in that water... 539 00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:35,412 ...There could be... 540 00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:38,749 ...Anacondas, maybe even yacumama herself. 541 00:28:38,818 --> 00:28:40,383 [jessica] swim up, grab you, and drag you under. 542 00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:43,320 [phil] yeah, you can see, this is the perfect place for ambush predator. 543 00:28:43,322 --> 00:28:45,456 -[phil] just use a little splashing. -[jessica] yeah. 544 00:28:45,524 --> 00:28:47,124 [phil] and hoo! Takes you right in. 545 00:28:47,126 --> 00:28:48,425 [jessica] do you see any eye shine? 546 00:28:48,427 --> 00:28:49,860 -[phil whispering] nothing. -[jessica] mmm, okay. 547 00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:50,928 Ooh, wait a minute. 548 00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:53,530 [phil] we got eye shine, we got eye shine. 549 00:28:53,933 --> 00:28:54,565 Oh, yeah. 550 00:28:55,301 --> 00:28:56,333 [jessica gasping loudly] 551 00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:02,706 [phil] we got eye shine. We got eye shine. 552 00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:05,476 [phil whispering] oh, yeah. 553 00:29:05,478 --> 00:29:06,576 [jessica gasping loudly] 554 00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:09,313 [phil] wow, oh, it's moving. It is moving. 555 00:29:09,315 --> 00:29:10,547 Jc, what would that be? 556 00:29:10,649 --> 00:29:11,614 [jc] yeah, it's a caiman. 557 00:29:11,616 --> 00:29:13,350 [phil] oh, wow! Just look to the right! 558 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:14,885 -[jessica] yeah. -[phil] ooh! 559 00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:15,919 -[jessica] yeah, I totally see it. -[phil] there's probably... 560 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:17,721 ...Five, six. 561 00:29:17,723 --> 00:29:19,022 -[phil] oh, oh it's not... -[jc] you found more? 562 00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:20,357 [phil] oh, yeah. 563 00:29:20,359 --> 00:29:22,760 [jc] aw, man. Yeah, you actually found a bunch of that. 564 00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:24,561 -[phil quietly] I wanna try to use the flir. -[jessica] okay. 565 00:29:27,566 --> 00:29:28,565 What does it look like? 566 00:29:29,335 --> 00:29:31,201 [phil] ooh, we're gettin' hits. 567 00:29:31,203 --> 00:29:32,336 [jessica] can you tell how big it is? 568 00:29:32,437 --> 00:29:33,704 [phil whispering] I cannot tell. 569 00:29:33,706 --> 00:29:35,339 But there's multiple small ones around it, 570 00:29:35,407 --> 00:29:37,708 So that could be a big caiman and smaller caiman. 571 00:29:37,710 --> 00:29:39,209 Are you picking up any anacondas? 572 00:29:39,211 --> 00:29:40,944 [sighing] it's really hard to tell. 573 00:29:41,013 --> 00:29:42,846 Nothing that screams anaconda to me. 574 00:29:43,916 --> 00:29:46,216 But definitely a lot more activity in this lake 575 00:29:46,218 --> 00:29:47,718 Than we can see with the naked eye. 576 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:48,852 I'll tell you that. 577 00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:52,055 -[phil] all right, I'mma back up. -[jessica] okay. 578 00:29:54,026 --> 00:29:55,959 [phil] so, we're gonna go along the side of the lagoon here. 579 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:58,729 [jc] yeah, yeah. We're gonna go on the side then go up to the high ground. 580 00:30:06,605 --> 00:30:07,704 [jc] watch your step. 581 00:30:14,246 --> 00:30:16,113 [jessica] jc takes us to the very spot 582 00:30:16,115 --> 00:30:18,782 Where he had his encounter with yacumama. 583 00:30:18,784 --> 00:30:22,119 This whole area is teeming with deadly wildlife, 584 00:30:22,121 --> 00:30:25,055 So jc sends monkey to scout the trail ahead of us. 585 00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:29,726 [jessica] aw, [bleep]! 586 00:30:29,728 --> 00:30:30,761 [phil] what you got? 587 00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:32,329 [jc speaking] 588 00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:33,831 [jessica] oh, my god! 589 00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:35,399 -[phil] smoky jungle frog? -[jc] yes. 590 00:30:35,401 --> 00:30:37,701 Those are edible, actually. In the community, we eat them. 591 00:30:37,703 --> 00:30:39,603 -[phil] you eat it? -[jc] the legs taste like chicken. 592 00:30:40,139 --> 00:30:41,205 [jessica] frog legs. 593 00:30:41,207 --> 00:30:42,406 [phil] oh [bleep], look at this guy. 594 00:30:43,142 --> 00:30:44,541 -Hi, bud! -[jessica] oh, my god! 595 00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:46,042 [phil] look how big he is! 596 00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:48,378 Wow, you can kind of tickle his chin a little bit. Hey, buddy. 597 00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:49,746 [jessica] can't believe he's just sitting there. 598 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:51,048 -Like, he doesn't care. -[phil] he's just sitting. 599 00:30:51,050 --> 00:30:53,217 Okay. Bye, toad. 600 00:30:53,219 --> 00:30:54,952 -Do you see those big glands back there? -[jessica] yeah. 601 00:30:55,053 --> 00:30:57,054 [phil] they're called the parotid glands and they're full of poison, 602 00:30:57,155 --> 00:30:59,623 So that's why he's not too defensive. 603 00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:05,929 Aw, you guys gotta look at this. 604 00:31:05,931 --> 00:31:07,463 [jessica] check out these leaf-cutters. 605 00:31:07,465 --> 00:31:11,101 [phil] jess, welcome to the hardest working creatures in the amazon. 606 00:31:11,103 --> 00:31:14,004 They can take leaves from 150 feet up in a tree, 607 00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:16,840 Cut 'em, carry 'em all the way down, 608 00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:18,809 Drag 'em hundreds of feet across the forest. 609 00:31:18,811 --> 00:31:21,144 Jess, it's crazy to think that during the rainy season, 610 00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:23,914 This entire area we're walking is underwater. 611 00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:27,651 [jessica] uh, what's really crazy is that mr. Wizard 612 00:31:27,753 --> 00:31:29,753 Is geeking out over ants and toads, 613 00:31:29,855 --> 00:31:32,222 When we might be closing in on a monster. 614 00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:44,201 [jc] this is a tapir footprint. 615 00:31:44,203 --> 00:31:45,936 -[phil] tapir footprint? Where, where, where? -[jc] yup. 616 00:31:46,038 --> 00:31:47,304 -Over here. -[jessica] what's that? 617 00:31:47,372 --> 00:31:51,708 [jc] all this. It's a big 250 kilo animal with a long snout. 618 00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,111 [jc speaking] 619 00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:58,849 [phil] can you do a tapir call? 620 00:31:58,951 --> 00:32:00,250 [jc] they actually whistle... 621 00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:01,318 [phil] yeah, can you do the whistle? 622 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:02,719 [jc] ...Like a sloth. 623 00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:06,657 [whistling] 624 00:32:08,661 --> 00:32:10,427 [phil] yeah, that sounds exactly like it, 625 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:12,663 -Which is absolutely crazy. -[jc] that's... 626 00:32:12,731 --> 00:32:16,833 [phil] and that means you just made the call of, potentially, yacumama's prey. 627 00:32:19,038 --> 00:32:20,404 [jc speaking] 628 00:32:30,015 --> 00:32:31,081 [jessica] okay. 629 00:32:31,182 --> 00:32:32,749 They got a whole bunch of stuff in this area. 630 00:32:38,691 --> 00:32:40,524 [phil] hey, guys, these are really bad ants. 631 00:32:40,526 --> 00:32:42,559 Do not touch these ants. These will hurt. 632 00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:44,328 [jc] yeah, listen to phil. 633 00:32:44,330 --> 00:32:45,562 [phil] these are all cecoprian. 634 00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:47,097 They're protected by this azteca ant. 635 00:32:47,099 --> 00:32:49,399 So if you touch the tree, you'll get stung. 636 00:32:49,401 --> 00:32:52,035 And we're in a forest. Fantastic. 637 00:32:52,104 --> 00:32:53,403 [jessica] oh, my god! You're bleeding! 638 00:32:53,405 --> 00:32:54,404 Monkey, are you okay? 639 00:32:54,406 --> 00:32:55,238 [jc speaking] 640 00:32:56,508 --> 00:32:58,241 [jc] monkey found an anaconda nest. 641 00:32:58,343 --> 00:32:59,643 So he got a bite. 642 00:32:59,645 --> 00:33:00,911 -[jessica] wait, what? He just got bit? -[phil] what? 643 00:33:00,913 --> 00:33:02,178 [phil] holy [bleep]. 644 00:33:02,180 --> 00:33:03,747 Wait, what kind of snake are we talking about right now? 645 00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:05,115 [jc] this the anaconda. 646 00:33:06,685 --> 00:33:08,552 -Yeah. -[phil whispering] we got an anaconda. 647 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:11,488 [phil] anacondas do their killing through constricting. 648 00:33:11,490 --> 00:33:15,058 Their bites are not venomous but that doesn't mean they don't hurt like hell. 649 00:33:15,060 --> 00:33:17,861 [jc speaking in spanish] 650 00:33:17,963 --> 00:33:19,296 Yeah, okay. 651 00:33:19,298 --> 00:33:22,733 [phil] jc grabs a piece of vine to treat monkey's bite. 652 00:33:22,801 --> 00:33:26,803 It's used by natives here because of its potent pain-killing properties. 653 00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:29,606 There's also a natural antibiotic in the sap. 654 00:33:31,543 --> 00:33:33,210 [jc] you're a bastard, crazy! 655 00:33:33,912 --> 00:33:34,911 Keep an eye open, okay? 656 00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:36,413 -Keep an eye open. -[jessica] okay. 657 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:38,548 [phil] I'm just gonna see if this snake's still here. 658 00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:39,882 [jc] it's there, it's there! 659 00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:41,017 -[jc repeating] it's there! -[monkey repeating] it's here! 660 00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:42,052 -[jc repeating] come on! -[phil] okay wait, hold on! 661 00:33:42,054 --> 00:33:43,320 [jc] it's over there, it's over there! 662 00:33:43,322 --> 00:33:44,621 -[jc] hurry up, hurry up! -[phil] whoa, whoa, whoa! 663 00:33:44,723 --> 00:33:46,056 Are you okay? 664 00:33:46,058 --> 00:33:46,923 -[jessica] phil, he's fine, he's fine. -[jc] yes, yes, yes. 665 00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:48,225 He's fine, he's fine, it's here. 666 00:33:48,227 --> 00:33:49,226 [phil] okay. 667 00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:50,227 Where is he, where is he, where is he? 668 00:33:50,229 --> 00:33:53,163 [monkey repeating] there, there, there... 669 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:55,032 [jc] if it's that aggressive, be careful. 670 00:33:55,034 --> 00:33:56,500 Phil, don't get too close. 671 00:33:56,502 --> 00:33:57,901 -[jessica] phil, do you see it? -[phil] I don't see it. 672 00:33:57,903 --> 00:33:59,169 [jc] do you still see it? 673 00:34:00,806 --> 00:34:03,807 -It was there. -[jessica] underneath these dead trees? 674 00:34:03,809 --> 00:34:05,742 -[phil] yeah, you can see it. Just right here? -[jessica] yeah. 675 00:34:05,811 --> 00:34:08,211 -I mean, I can see where he's talking. -[phil] huh? 676 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:10,113 Look at the size of this snakeskin. 677 00:34:10,115 --> 00:34:10,814 Look at that! 678 00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:12,849 Look at that. 679 00:34:15,421 --> 00:34:16,987 [whispering] oh, my god. 680 00:34:16,989 --> 00:34:19,222 [phil] this is just a piece of shed skin. 681 00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:23,560 But it looks like it came from something that could b at least a foot wide. 682 00:34:23,662 --> 00:34:25,729 I think we're gonna have really good genetic material here. 683 00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:27,330 [jessica] I just wish we got a look at its face 684 00:34:27,332 --> 00:34:30,434 To see if it had the dark orange markings of yacumama. 685 00:34:30,502 --> 00:34:33,103 [phil] oh, yeah. All of this snakeskin. 686 00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:35,806 Look at that. Are you kidding me? [bleep]. 687 00:34:35,808 --> 00:34:36,740 Look at all that skin! 688 00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:41,611 This snake must've been so huge. 689 00:34:41,613 --> 00:34:44,047 [phil] it's possible what people are calling yacumama 690 00:34:44,049 --> 00:34:47,317 Is actually an unknown subspecies of anaconda. 691 00:34:47,319 --> 00:34:50,821 Not a thunder-wielding monster, but a very big snak 692 00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:53,323 One not officially documented by science. 693 00:34:54,226 --> 00:34:55,826 I just... I'm gonna get the kit out, 694 00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:58,128 Because that skin could hold the key... 695 00:34:58,130 --> 00:35:00,030 ...To this whole thing. 696 00:35:00,032 --> 00:35:03,200 [phil] we'll compare this dna sample, and any others we collect, 697 00:35:03,202 --> 00:35:05,435 To that of known anaconda dn 698 00:35:05,537 --> 00:35:07,604 Then we'll know if we found something unique. 699 00:35:08,307 --> 00:35:09,206 [jessica] got it? 700 00:35:09,208 --> 00:35:10,107 [phil whispering] all right. 701 00:35:10,609 --> 00:35:11,441 [whispering] wow. 702 00:35:11,543 --> 00:35:12,709 It's beautiful. 703 00:35:13,812 --> 00:35:16,213 This is venomous snake territory. 704 00:35:16,215 --> 00:35:18,715 So just watch... Basically everything we touch. 705 00:35:23,722 --> 00:35:24,821 [jessica loudly] oh, holy [bleep]! 706 00:35:24,823 --> 00:35:26,523 -[jc] oh, mama! -[phil] snake, snake! 707 00:35:26,525 --> 00:35:27,824 -[jc] go, go, go! -[phil] we're goin'! 708 00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:29,392 [jessica] oh, my god! 709 00:35:32,331 --> 00:35:36,733 Peru isn't the only place in the world being terrorized by giant snakes. 710 00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:40,604 There's also oversized serpents in florida. 711 00:35:40,606 --> 00:35:45,108 Scientists estimate that the everglades are home to nearly 300,000 snakes 712 00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:48,311 That should be living in southeast asia. 713 00:35:48,313 --> 00:35:51,248 It's believed burmese python were introduced in the 80s, 714 00:35:51,349 --> 00:35:55,118 When people released their pet constrictors into the wild. 715 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:58,421 They multiplied rapidly, and are now consuming food sources 716 00:35:58,423 --> 00:36:03,226 For native predators and wreaking havoc on the swamp's ecosystem. 717 00:36:03,228 --> 00:36:06,830 Authorities are so desperat to curb the python populatio 718 00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:08,932 They're paying by the foot. 719 00:36:08,934 --> 00:36:12,602 Anyone who catches a python can collect 50 bucks for the first four feet, 720 00:36:12,604 --> 00:36:15,805 And $25 for each additional foot. 721 00:36:15,807 --> 00:36:20,143 Not bad, considering burmese pythons can grow up to 25 feet. 722 00:36:20,212 --> 00:36:22,913 There's also an annual 10-day python challenge, 723 00:36:22,915 --> 00:36:26,483 With a grand prize of ten grand for whoever removes the most pythons. 724 00:36:26,485 --> 00:36:28,552 I'm already training for next year. 725 00:36:33,926 --> 00:36:35,625 [jessica] oh, holy [bleep]! 726 00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:36,693 [phil] snake, snake! 727 00:36:39,131 --> 00:36:40,597 Holy [bleep]! 728 00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:43,200 -[jessica] careful! Oh, her head's turning! -[phil] holy [bleep]! 729 00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:47,070 [jc] careful. That's a real big one. 730 00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:48,438 [phil] ready? Ready? I got it, I got it. 731 00:36:49,041 --> 00:36:49,839 [jessica] oh, my god! 732 00:36:49,841 --> 00:36:51,508 [snake hissing] 733 00:36:51,510 --> 00:36:53,610 -[jessica] whoo! -[jc] okay, okay. Watch out, watch out! Hold the head! 734 00:36:53,612 --> 00:36:55,312 -[jc] watch out, watch out! Need help with the tail? -[jess stammering] 735 00:36:55,314 --> 00:36:57,013 -[jessica] jc, help him! -[jc] yeah, with the tail! 736 00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:58,815 -[phil] we got it, we got. -[jc] don't release the head! 737 00:36:58,817 --> 00:36:59,816 [jc] don't release the head! 738 00:36:59,818 --> 00:37:01,184 -[phil] I got it, I got it. -[snake hissing] 739 00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:02,219 [phil] check the face. 740 00:37:02,221 --> 00:37:04,554 -[phil grunting] -[jessica] oh, black markings! 741 00:37:04,623 --> 00:37:07,190 -Mask... -[phil] do we have the red on the side? 742 00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:08,725 [jc] I'm seeing orange. I'm seeing orange! 743 00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:10,393 [jessica] uh, yeah, I'm seeing orange! Orange on the side! 744 00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:11,962 -[jc] okay. -[snake hissing] 745 00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:13,430 -[jessica] yup. All right, let me get your bags. -[jc] whoa, whoa, whoa! 746 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,100 [phil] come on. It's okay. It's okay. 747 00:37:17,169 --> 00:37:18,602 -[jessica] you okay, phil? -[phil] I got it, I got it. 748 00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:19,769 [jessica] okay. 749 00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:22,072 [phil] that, my friends, is a mouthful of teeth. 750 00:37:23,408 --> 00:37:24,340 [phil whispering] wow. 751 00:37:24,342 --> 00:37:27,210 We finally found ourselves an anaconda 752 00:37:27,212 --> 00:37:29,879 With the specific markings associated with the yacumama. 753 00:37:30,716 --> 00:37:33,216 So, I've got my shin over its body. 754 00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:34,951 I'm not putting too much pressure on it right now. 755 00:37:34,953 --> 00:37:36,385 [snake hissing] 756 00:37:36,388 --> 00:37:38,755 Just trying to get it to calm down so we can get a dna sample, 757 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:42,192 And try to figure out if this is a specific subspecies 758 00:37:42,194 --> 00:37:45,528 Unique to this area that maybe gets huge. 759 00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:47,330 There we go. It's calmin' down. It's calmin' down. 760 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:48,732 [quietly] it's okay. 761 00:37:49,401 --> 00:37:50,066 It's okay. 762 00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:53,903 Look for loose scales. 763 00:37:57,276 --> 00:37:57,974 [jessica] no? 764 00:37:57,976 --> 00:37:59,175 [jc speaking] 765 00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:01,877 [jessica] ugh. 766 00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,515 [phil] well, hang on. I might have some scar tissue right here. 767 00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:07,617 Right here, right here, right here. 768 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,286 [jc speaking] 769 00:38:12,924 --> 00:38:15,058 [jessica] okay, will these work? How about this? 770 00:38:15,060 --> 00:38:16,526 -[phil] yeah, yeah. -[jessica] watch your fingers. 771 00:38:18,563 --> 00:38:20,530 Yeah, it's small, but it's a piece. Hold on. 772 00:38:20,532 --> 00:38:22,632 It's small, but it'll do jess. 773 00:38:23,302 --> 00:38:24,601 [jessica breathing heavily] 774 00:38:25,971 --> 00:38:27,203 [jessica] all right. I got it. 775 00:38:27,773 --> 00:38:28,405 [phil] okay. 776 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,206 Wow. 777 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:32,142 I'm gonna back off the head real quick. 778 00:38:32,144 --> 00:38:34,511 [jessica] all right, which direction do we run? 779 00:38:34,513 --> 00:38:36,613 Uh, I say everybody back up this way. 780 00:38:36,715 --> 00:38:37,380 -[jessica] okay. -[phil] yeah. 781 00:38:37,382 --> 00:38:38,615 [jc] okay. Ready. 782 00:38:38,617 --> 00:38:40,784 -[phil] one, two, three. -[jessica] go! 783 00:38:40,786 --> 00:38:41,618 Go, go, go! 784 00:38:41,687 --> 00:38:42,886 [snake hissing] 785 00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:46,856 -[phil] okay! -[jessica] nice. 786 00:38:46,858 --> 00:38:48,457 [phil] jess, come on. 787 00:38:48,459 --> 00:38:49,893 -Drop that machete and give me a high-five. -[jessica sighing in relief] 788 00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:52,929 [phil] wow. That is beautiful. 789 00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:54,931 All right, how long do you think? Now that we can see it. 790 00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:56,800 Close to five meters. 791 00:38:56,868 --> 00:38:58,501 [phil] so it's, like, 15 feet? 792 00:38:58,503 --> 00:39:00,704 [jessica] could be a baby yacumama. 793 00:39:00,706 --> 00:39:02,906 -But hey, keep growing. -[jessica] nice. 794 00:39:02,908 --> 00:39:04,774 -All right, back to the river? -[phil] back to the river. 795 00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,209 [jessica] let's go. 796 00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:12,515 [josh] my team came to the peruvian amazon 797 00:39:12,517 --> 00:39:16,219 To investigate reports of a legendary monster. 798 00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:18,521 [man] it looked like nothin I've ever seen before, 799 00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:20,724 With big, shining eyes. 800 00:39:20,759 --> 00:39:22,359 It was huge! 801 00:39:22,361 --> 00:39:24,961 [josh] what phil and jess found is that behind the legend... 802 00:39:24,963 --> 00:39:26,329 [phil] we got eye shine, we got eye shine. 803 00:39:26,398 --> 00:39:29,599 [josh] ...There could be a grain of truth. 804 00:39:29,601 --> 00:39:33,436 After collecting the trap cameras and reviewing the images, 805 00:39:33,538 --> 00:39:36,873 It turns out they got plenty of shots of prey, 806 00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:41,478 But the predator that took jess's bait remained elusive 807 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:45,682 Based on what we've heard about the mythical yacumama's markings, 808 00:39:45,684 --> 00:39:48,618 The snake that phil so expertly subdued, 809 00:39:48,687 --> 00:39:53,556 Looked like it could be a 15-foot juvenile version of the amazon legend. 810 00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:56,559 -[jc] don't release the head! -[phil] I got it, I got it. 811 00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:59,562 [josh] dna analysis on the skin sample that jess collected, 812 00:39:59,631 --> 00:40:02,866 Came back as a match for anaconda. 813 00:40:02,868 --> 00:40:05,301 Though it did not identify a subspecies. 814 00:40:07,939 --> 00:40:12,108 But the dna from that snake did not match the shed skin samples 815 00:40:12,177 --> 00:40:14,077 That phil collected earlier in the night. 816 00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:17,614 Meaning, that came from a completely different snake 817 00:40:17,715 --> 00:40:20,617 And the size of that skin suggests to phil, 818 00:40:20,619 --> 00:40:23,119 Something much bigger than 15 feet. 819 00:40:23,121 --> 00:40:24,320 [phil quietly] it's enormous. 820 00:40:25,123 --> 00:40:26,289 Let's find it. 821 00:40:26,291 --> 00:40:27,724 [josh] I have to say, I'm impressed with the way 822 00:40:27,793 --> 00:40:30,393 My team braved the dangers of the jungle. 823 00:40:30,395 --> 00:40:32,829 [phil] this is venomous snake territory. 824 00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:35,498 [bleep]. This is, no joke, one of the biggest vipers 825 00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:36,866 I've ever seen in the amazon. 826 00:40:36,868 --> 00:40:38,234 Why do you wanna leave here, jess? 827 00:40:38,236 --> 00:40:40,003 Oh, gee, I don't know. Cause everything's trying to kill me? 828 00:40:40,005 --> 00:40:41,371 It's the most magical place on the planet. 829 00:40:41,373 --> 00:40:42,806 [jessica] mmm-hmm. 830 00:40:42,874 --> 00:40:44,307 [jessica repeating] wait. Wait, wait, wait... 831 00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:46,409 -[phil] what? -[jessica] something's moving. Over there. 832 00:40:47,679 --> 00:40:49,679 [josh] sure, phil knew what he was getting into. 833 00:40:49,681 --> 00:40:52,048 But jess didn't run for the boat when surrounded 834 00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:54,684 By stingers, venom, and fangs. 835 00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:57,720 -[phil] drop that machete and give me a high-five. -[jessica sighing in relief] 836 00:40:57,722 --> 00:41:01,424 [josh] as for yacumama, all the eyewitnesses remain convinced 837 00:41:01,426 --> 00:41:03,293 That there's a monster-sized serpent 838 00:41:03,295 --> 00:41:07,397 Lurking in the remote recesses of the amazon rainforest. 839 00:41:07,399 --> 00:41:09,132 The evidence phil and jess collected 840 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:13,803 Suggests that perhaps some unclassified species could be out there, 841 00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:17,006 Still at large, and getting larger. 842 00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:27,183 For more information on expedition x, 843 00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:30,386 Head to discovery.Com/expeditionx.